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Definition of wolfishly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wolfishly

adverb
 
/ˈwʊlfɪʃli/
 
/ˈwʊlfɪʃli/
(especially literary)
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  1. in an unpleasant and frightening way like a wolf
    • He grinned wolfishly at her.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWolfishly is used with these verbs:
    • grin
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